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FINANCE
LGA calls for government to lift planning fees freeze
By Dan Peters | 31 August 2017
Councils have ramped up their calls for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG...
ELECTIONS
Invisible women
30 August 2017
The IPPR think-tank has just released a report highlighting the lack of women in combined authori...
WHITEHALL
'Wall of silence' blocking county devo
By Dan Peters | 16 August 2017
Councils covering areas outside cities have been left frustrated after being met by a ‘wall of si...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Griffin replaces retiring Rickards
02 August 2017
Sedgemoor DC has approved a new interim chief executive.
FINANCE
Should we be Keynesian about spending to offset Brexit?
By Michael Burton | 19 July 2017
If austerity as a name is history, if only for political reasons, then its successor, scarcity, i...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Men dominate top roles at authorities
By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017
Female chief executives are outnumbered two to one even though women make up 78% of the local gov...
FINANCE
Whitehall drags its feet on planning fees
By Dan Peters | 19 July 2017
A government commitment to allow councils to increase planning fees by 20% if they commit to rein...
LEGISLATION
Wales considers PR for local elections
By Laura Sharman | 18 July 2017
Councils could be allowed to introduce proportional representation for local elections under new ...
FINANCE
CIPFA conference: Councils will be at back of queue
By Dan Peters | 12 July 2017
Councils will be at the back of the public sector queue for additional funding, a senior local go...
ELECTIONS
What do voters want?
By Mark Rogers | 12 July 2017
As the dust settles on the recent election results – and with more people seemingly turning up to...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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